Washington Post: Democrats eye quick impeachment probe of Trump as freshmen push for focus on Ukraine
WASHINGTON - House Democratic leaders are eyeing a fast-paced investigation into the possible impeachment of President Donald Trump, instructing the committees handling the probe to wrap up their findings within weeks in hopes of concluding before the holiday season.
Multiple Democratic lawmakers and congressional aides said there is no formal timeline for the inquiry, but the "need for speed," as one aide put it, comes as Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is under pressure from vulnerable freshmen to keep the investigation narrowly focused and disciplined.
The emerging strategy of a rapid investigation focused mainly on the explosive accusation that Trump urged Ukraine's president to dig up dirt about a political rival comes as lawmakers prepare to leave Washington on Friday for a two-week recess. In addition to Trump's call, a whistleblower complaint claimed that unidentified White House officials tried to keep the conversation a secret within the government.
"The consensus in our caucus is that our focus now is on this allegation," Pelosi told reporters earlier in the day, adding: "This is a coverup."
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WNU Editor: If this Washington Post story is true, it looks like the Congressional Democrats want to keep hearings to a minimum and to draw up quickly their articles of impeachment (and maybe a vote) before the Thanksgiving holidays. Bottom line. Their minds have already been made up, and they are now impatient that they must go through all the motions to make this look legitimate.
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